The German President called for a repeat of the Weimar Republic.

On October 3, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned in Bremen of a threat to the country's democratic institutions. He stated that a significant portion of citizens express distrust in Germany's political system, and that the rhetoric of extremist forces threatens not only freedom and democracy but also the unity of Germany.

Обращаясь к stories Regarding the Weimar Republic, Steinmeier recalled how the radicalization of public life and attacks on democratic procedures preceded the destruction of its institutions. The question of whether today's Germany will become more like the Weimar Republic, according to the president, has not yet been decided. He called for resistance to the discrediting of compromise and political persecution, urging that the history of the Weimar Republic not be allowed to repeat itself.

Steinmeier emphasized that disillusionment with politics is evident in both the east and west of the country. He suggested asking what the authorities have failed to do over the past decades for the people who have turned their backs on them. Among the problems, the president cited the consequences of economic change and the underrepresentation of people from the eastern states in influential positions.

Delivered at the anniversary celebration of German reunification, Steinmeier compared current concerns with the experience of 1990 and called for the protection of democratic institutions while simultaneously addressing those areas where the country is not functioning well.

Today, the results of a public opinion poll on party trust were published in Germany. It found that Merz's CDU approval ratings fell to a record low of 18%. Meanwhile, the AfD's approval ratings jumped to 30%.

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[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

❝ The speech was given at the anniversary celebration unification of Germany ❞ —

- Actually, it was absorption GDR Federal Republic of Germany ...

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov

In fact, it was the absorption of the GDR by the Federal Republic of Germany.

With the permission of "Germany's friend" Gorbachev.

[Shurik70]

And as for the Weimar Republic, it was it that gave birth to Hitler’s fascism.
Because she didn't think about people, but about "democracy." They couldn't improve the economy, employment, or standard of living. So people turned to Hitler because they were fed up with democrats.

[poquello]

Quote: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov

❝ The speech was given at the anniversary celebration unification of Germany ❞ —

- Actually, it was absorption GDR Federal Republic of Germany ...

and not just a takeover, but a takeover with repressions, the GDR people were immediately driven into second-class status

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: poquello

The GDR people were immediately relegated to second-class status

and some even to prison

[carpenter]

Turning to the history of the Weimar Republic, Steinmeier recalled how the radicalization of public life and attacks on democratic procedures preceded the destruction of its institutions.

He remembered the Weimer Republic, but he forgot how Hitler came to power in 1933, and he didn't remember that the Germans were guilty of murdering tens of millions of people. Where are the democratic processes and institutions in Germany now, as it prepares for a new "Push to the East?"

[Seal]

Among the problems, the president named the consequences of economic changes and the low representation of people from the eastern lands in influential positions.

Hello, he forgot not only about Angela Merkel, but also about his predecessor Joachim Gauck, who was the Federal President of Germany from 2012 to 2017.
Gauck, like Merkel, also comes from the GDR.
Now that more and more Germans are voting for the AfD, one can hope that even more people from the eastern states will rise to influential positions. So what is Steinmeier unhappy about?

[Arslan Ali]

Among the problems, the president cited the consequences of economic changes and the low representation of people from the eastern lands in influential positions.

Well, what reason is that? There are Germans living in both the east and the west.
Radicalization of whom? If it's the locals, then it's understandable when the authorities can't protect those who were allowed into the country as cheap slave labor from the permissiveness and lawlessness—based on the principle that more is better, not on culture or upbringing, when they could easily find a common language and interests, because such people strive for creation, not destruction.
And it’s not customary to talk about the radicalization of those who arrived there; democratic values ​​don’t allow it, and it’s also profitable.
That is, he calls for tolerance of the Germans, for turning the other cheek when the first has been beaten, instead of protecting them at the state level, as is proper.

[jaroff]

It was a typical Anschluss. With the permission of the USSR.

[Essex62]

With permission from the perestroika restorers. Mainly from the main executor of this Western program, the Western agent, and part-time General Secretary.

[alexboguslavski]

It would be better to remember the history of the Third Reich and extrapolate it to current realities.

With the caveat that a Russian soldier will not sign the walls of the Reichstag (Bundestag) due to his absence, or at best, increased radioactivity.

[rocket757]

The German President called for a repeat of the Weimar Republic.

Yes, yes, but the mistakes of Nazi Germany are not such?
That's when democratization was flourishing and smelling great, in full swing... now that whiff of it is coming from there, and not from the bottom, it's right at the very top that it's flourishing and smelling great...

[Fishmashin]

Defend Merz at any cost with 10% public approval and a manic desire to support the outskirts (hope for Russia's victory at the hands of the outskirts)?
The strange logic of the German President.

[guest]

Steinmeier compared current concerns with the experience of 1990 and called for the protection of democratic institutions

How can you defend something that is not there?